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NASCAR goes south of the border to grow fan base with its 1st Cup Series race in Mexico

NASCAR’s first international Cup Series race of the modern era is all about the eyeballs, specifically new fans in the Mexico City market. NASCAR will be on the track Friday for the first of three days of racing at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, one of the most popular stops on the Formula 1 calendar and […]

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NASCAR’s first international Cup Series race of the modern era is all about the eyeballs, specifically new fans in the Mexico City market.

NASCAR will be on the track Friday for the first of three days of racing at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, one of the most popular stops on the Formula 1 calendar and Ben Kennedy’s newest project.

The great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., Kennedy has taken the family business beyond its comfortable confines before.

Kennedy in 2022 moved the preseason exhibition Clash from its longtime home at Daytona International Speedway in Florida to a temporary track built inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kennedy this year moved the Clash to The Madhouse — the historic Bowman Gray Stadium, which had last hosted a Cup race in 1971, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

NASCAR under Kennedy also returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for the first time since 1977 when the All-Star race was moved there three years ago. He allowed dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway, a hybrid road course and oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway, alongside his biggest undertaking: NASCAR’s first street race, held in downtown Chicago.

He also had his eyes set on expanding internationally, which will come Sunday with the first points-paying international race in the Cup Series since 1958. It is only third time in 77 years that NASCAR’s top series will run an event that counts in the championship outside the United States. The last two times were in Canada; the Cup Series also has held exhibitions in Japan and Australia.

“Our biggest opportunity to grow as a sport is international,” Kennedy said when he announced Mexico City was replacing one of the two races on the schedule allocated to Richmond International Raceway.

“The U.S. is always going to be our mainstay and our next opportunity was to expand internationally,” he said. “We said we’ve wanted to do this for a long time, but also needed to make sure it was the right time, the right partners and the right location. Mexico City checked every box. To be in one of the biggest cities globally — over 20 million people that live in the city — is a massive opportunity for us to bring the sport.”

The weekend includes the second-tier Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Mexico Series. It’s a strong return to a market that devours the entire F1 weekend ticket package within an hour of them becoming available.

Mexicans have proven to be rabid motorsports fans but haven’t gotten a chance to see NASCAR’s big names since 2008, the final year of a four-year run of Xfinity races. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. were winners during the four-year stretch.

Daniel Suarez, the former Xfinity champion and native of Monterrey, is NASCAR’s face of the event. He raced the circuit 13 times with a different layout in the NASCAR Mexico Series, and three of Suarez’s starts were wins.

“I’m super excited for the event. I’m super excited to live the moment because the first time is going to only happen once,” Suarez said. “I’m really trying to be as present as possible, enjoy the moment and try to execute the best possible weekend that we can. We know that we are capable of winning the race, but that’s not the goal. The goal is the execution of the entire weekend, and hopefully the win is the result of the execution part.”

The planning that has gone into Mexico City, one of 38 events on the Cup schedule, began about a year ago. NASCAR has worked on myriad details, beginning with how to get nearly 200 trucks hauling race cars and equipment from Michigan International Speedway into Mexico City.

NASCAR official Tom Bryant has spearheaded the organizational logistics and made multiple trips to the border crossing in Laredo, Texas, to meet with customs officials from both nations.

The drive from Michigan to Mexico City is about 40 hours, not including the tedious customs crossing, where all the equipment and tools on every NASCAR hauler must be documented on an exhaustive manifest. Cup Series teams cars were scheduled for a Monday night arrival at Laredo, with crossing scheduled for Tuesday and arrival at the track on Thursday.

“It’s been a ton of coordination moving lots of people and lots of stuff safely and efficiently across a great distance and an international border,” Bryant said on the “Hauler Talk” NASCAR podcast.

“There is a lot to it, but the key to it is you just have to define the problem. We’ve got to get these people and these things from this point to that point within a certain time period,” he said. “How do we do it in a way that’s going to best position us to be ready to go to work as soon as we hit the ground down there? Because this is a pretty tight window.”

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Chase Elliott passes Brad Keselowski on final lap to win NASCAR Atlanta race

Associated Press | Associated Press Hampton, Ga. — Home-state favorite Chase Elliott passed Michigan native Brad Keselowski on the final lap and won the the crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta on Saturday night for his 20th career victory. Elliott, the popular driver from Dawsonville, Georgia, earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs with his […]

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Hampton, Ga. — Home-state favorite Chase Elliott passed Michigan native Brad Keselowski on the final lap and won the the crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta on Saturday night for his 20th career victory.

Elliott, the popular driver from Dawsonville, Georgia, earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs with his first victory since April 2024 at Texas. It was his first win in Atlanta since 2022.

“I’ve never in my whole life, this is unbelievable,” Elliott said. “This is something I’ll remember the rest of my life.”

Keselowski was second, followed by Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet teammate, Alex Bowman, and Tyler Reddick. Bowman helped block Keselowski following Elliott’s last-lap pass.

“The 48 and 9 just got together,” Keselowski said, referring to Bowman and Elliott. “At they end they were able to double-team me.”

Elliott climbed into the stands to celebrate with fans after ending a 44-race winless streak.

“I’m happy for the 9 team,” Bowman said. “It’s a big win for him in his hometown. … I’m glad to have a Hendrick car in victory lane. I wish it was us.”

The race’s second crash early in Stage 2 took out many of the sport’s biggest names and left others with damaged cars. Pole-winner Joey Logano, who led the first 36 laps before light rain forced the first caution, was among the many drivers caught up in the big crash.

Among others knocked out of the race: William Byron, Austin Cindric, Ross Chastain, Josh Berry, Corey LaJoie and Daniel Suarez.

“It wrecked the whole field,” Logano said. “I still don’t know exactly how it started … but it was total chaos. Cars were sideways and on the brakes. I got hit from every corner possible.”

Added Denny Hamlin, who suffered damage to his Toyota in the crash: “Some zigged. Some zagged. Most crashed.”

The Atlanta race at EchoPark Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway, was the debut of the 32-driver In-Season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament.

The parade of highly regarded drivers to be knocked out so early in the race showed the perils of trying to pick NASCAR winners on a March Madness-style bracket sheet. The top two seeds were among the early casualties.

Hamlin, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, finished 31st and lost to Ty Dillon, who finished eighth.

Chase Briscoe, who held off Hamlin for his first win for Joe Gibbs Racing last week at Pocono Raceway, was the No. 2 seed before being knocked out in a crash and losing to Noah Gragson in the tournament.

A $1 million prize awaits the winner as part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.

Elliott and Keselowski were on the front row when a caution with 33 laps to go forced a decision on whether to pit for fresh tires. Both stayed on the track and Elliott faded following the restart until making his decisive charge at the very end.

Ryan Blaney, the race favorite according to BetMGM Sportsbook, was knocked out on a wreck late in the first stage. Christopher Bell hit the wall, triggering the crash that ended the stage with Cindric in the lead.

Cindric was involved in the bigger crash early in Stage 2. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace were among others involved in the crash.

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Austrian GP contract extended 11 years to 2041

The circuit dropped off the calendar in 2004, but in 2010 the late Dietrich Mateschitz invested in the Red Bull Ring, funding renovations that revitalized the facility and led to its return in 2014. Since then, the race has become a favorite among fans and drivers alike. A roll call of greats from Formula 1’s […]

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The circuit dropped off the calendar in 2004, but in 2010 the late Dietrich Mateschitz invested in the Red Bull Ring, funding renovations that revitalized the facility and led to its return in 2014.

Since then, the race has become a favorite among fans and drivers alike. A roll call of greats from Formula 1’s 75-year history have taken the top step in Austria, including Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher and Alan Jones.

Four drivers from the current grid have also claimed victory in Austria. Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and George Russell have all triumphed at the Red Bull Ring, with Verstappen holding the record for the most wins on five (four under its guise as the Austrian GP and once when it featured as the Styrian Grand Prix in 2021).

Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1, said: “Austria has long been an incredibly special race for Formula 1 so it’s fantastic we have secured the long-term future of a Grand Prix so deeply rooted in the sport’s history.

“The vision and passion of Dietrich Mateschitz gave the race the investment and attention that allowed it to return as an incredible event on the Formula 1 calendar.

“Each year, returning to the stunning Styrian mountains is a highlight – an experience that evokes incredible emotion among our drivers, teams, and fans alike, creating an atmosphere unlike any other.

“I want to extend my sincere thanks to Mark Mateschitz and Thomas Überall and his team for their unwavering dedication to excellence, and to our incredible Austrian fanbase, whose enthusiasm and loyalty continue to elevate this iconic race.”

Mark Mateschitz added: “I am delighted that Formula 1 will remain at the Red Bull Ring for many years to come. I am proud to continue my father’s legacy and to preserve the rich history of motor racing in Styria and at the Red Bull Ring – with and, above all, for the people of the region.

“Austria’s close ties to Formula 1 are an excellent foundation for our long-term partnership. Working together, we intend to continue this success story for many years to come.”

Thomas Überall, General Manager of the Red Bull Ring, said: “This long-term commitment to us by Formula 1 is a great honor and a wonderful challenge that we are happy to undertake on behalf of the fans and the Murtal region.

“The new contract is of inestimable importance for the future. The long-term security of the Austrian Grand Prix will trigger further investment in infrastructure and means tremendous added value for the Murtal region, for Styria and for Austria.”

Current F1 Event Statistics with Austrian GP Update

Rnd	2025 Date	Event	Circuit	Location	Annial Hosting Fee ($)	Contract Good Thru	3-Day Attendance	Length (km)	Length (Miles)	Turns	Laps
1	March 16	Australian GP	Albert Park Circuit	Melbourne	40 million	2037	465,498	5.279	3.280	16	58
2	March 23	Chinese GP	Shanghai Intl Circuit	Shanghai	50 million	2030	220,000	5.451	3.387	16	56
3	April 6	Japanese GP	Suzuka International Racing Course	Suzuka	50 million	2029	266,000	5.807	3.608	18	53
4	April 13	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir	45 million	2036	105,000	5.412	3.363	15	57
5	April 20	Saudi Arabian GP	Jeddah Street Circuit	Jeddah	55 million	2030	150,000	6.175	3.837	27	50
6	May 4	Miami GP	Miami International Autodrome	Miami	$45M-$60M	2041	275,480	5.410	3.362	19	57
7	May 18	Emilia Romagna GP	Imola	Imola	20 million	2025	242,000	4.909	3.050	21	66
8	May 25	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	Monte Carlo	32 million	2031	250,000	3.340	2.075	19	78
9	June 1	Spanish GP	Circuit de Barcelona	Montmeló	25 million	2026	300,286	4.655	2.892	16	66
10	June 15	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 14 turns	Montreal	29 million	2035	352,000	4.361	2.710	14	70
11	June 29	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring	Spielberg	30 million	2041	304,000	4.326	2.688	10	71
12	July 6	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	40 million	2034	480,000	5.891	3.660	18	52
13	July 27	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Stavelot	32 million	2031	380,000	7.004	4.352	19	44
14	August 3	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring	Mogyoród	40 million	2032	303,000	4.381	2.722	14	70
15	August 31	Dutch GP	Circuit Zandvoort	Zandvoort	32 million	2026	305,000	4.459	2.771	14	72
16	September 7	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Monza	32 million	2031	304,135	5.793	3.600	17	53
17	September 21	Azerbaijan GP	Baku City Circuit	Baku	55 million	2026	95,000	6.003	3.730	20	51
18	October 5	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore	35 million	2028	264,108	5.063	3.146	23	61
19	October 19	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas	Austin	25 million	2026	432,000	5.513	3.426	20	56
20	October 26	Mexico City GP	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Mexico City	30 million	2028	400,639	4.304	2.674	17	71
21	November 9	Sao Paulo GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo	30 million	2030	267,000	4.309	2.677	15	71
22	November 23	Las Vegas GP	Las Vegas Street Circuit	Las Vegas	Owned by F1 Assume $45M	2033	315,000	6.120	3.803	17	50
23	November 30	Qatar GP	Losail International Circuit	Losail	55 million	2032	120,000	5.380	3.343	16	57
24	December 7	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit,	Abu Dhabi	40 million	2030	165,000	5.554	3.451	21	55
				w/o Madrid	$894 million		6,761,146	Averages	3.234 mi.	18	60
25	TBD	Spanish GP	IFEMA Madrid Circuit	Madrid	65 million	2035	330,000	5.474	3.401	20	56
				w/Madrid	$956 million		7,091,146	Averages	3.240 mi.	18	60

Note: Some Event Statistics are estimated based on media reports because contracts are not made public

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Elliott is in position to contend for 2nd NASCAR title following ‘surreal’ last-lap win in Atlanta

By CHARLES ODUM HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Chase Elliott couldn’t have picked a better setting for a drought-breaking win. Fans roared in approval after Elliott, the home-state favorite, passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to end a 44-race drought by winning the NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta on Saturday night. Elliott’s 20th career victory […]

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HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Chase Elliott couldn’t have picked a better setting for a drought-breaking win.

Fans roared in approval after Elliott, the home-state favorite, passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to end a 44-race drought by winning the NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta on Saturday night.

Elliott’s 20th career victory pushed him to second place in the Cup Series points race, putting him in prime position to return to the top of the NASCAR world after winning his first championship in 2020.

Elliott earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs with his first victory since April 2024 at Texas. He said he’ll always remember the win as a career highlight, in part because of the ovation from fans who chanted “Chase! Chase! Chase!”

Elliott, a Dawsonville, Georgia, native, climbed into the stands at EchoPark Speedway, formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway, to celebrate with the fans.

“It was, truthfully, a pretty surreal moment,” Elliott said. “Something I’ll remember for the rest of my life. … Saturday night under the lights, been a while since we won, just getting ourselves a win and advancing up on the playoff thing.”

It was his first Atlanta win since 2022.

Elliott has 594 points, 37 behind Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron, who has 631. A third Hendrick Motorsports driver, Kyle Larson, is third.

Another Hendrick driver, Alex Bowman, played a key role in Elliott’s comeback win. Bowman, who finished third, gave Elliott a push and then helped block Keselowski on the final lap.

“I’m happy for the 9 team,” Bowman said. “It’s a big win for him in his hometown. … I’m glad to have a Hendrick car in victory lane. I wish it was us.”

Elliott said he’ll try to repay the favor by helping Bowman join the other three Hendrick drivers in the playoffs.

“I recognize that he gave me a great shove,” Elliott said. “I recognize that he took his run on Brad, too, to try to get himself to second, which ultimately helped me as well.

“Yeah, those are all things that I remember.”

Elliott advanced to the second round of NASCAR’s new In-Season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament. With the field cut from 32 to 16 drivers, Elliott will be paired against John Hunter Nemechek when the Cup Series moves to the Chicago Street Race next Sunday.

A $1 million prize awaits the winner, and Elliott’s odds improved after Atlanta wrecks knocked out the top two seeds, Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe.

Elliott wouldn’t be the first family member to win a $1 million bonus. In 1985 his father, Bill Elliott, became the first winner of the Winston Million as a reward for claiming wins in three of the circuit’s top four races at the time. The bonus earned the elder Elliott the nickname “Million Dollar Bill.”

Now the younger Elliott is a strong contender to become first in line for another $1 million prize.

“It’d be a really cool thing to win for sure and hope it works out that way,” Chase Elliott said.

Elliott’s victory drought came after he needed surgery to repair a broken tibia in his left leg suffered in a snowboarding accident and missed six races in 2023. He said the support of longtime crew chief Alan Gustafson was “in large part” responsible for helping him retain his confidence and reclaim his winning form.

Gustafson said the win was more important for the 2025 playoff race than for ending the victory drought.

“The points were getting tight for the playoffs, for sure,” Gustafson said. “I think that’s probably the biggest thing. I think all the cars contending to win, I don’t think any of them had won. I think that’s probably the biggest thing we needed was that cushion.”

Saturday night’s win was Elliott’s third consecutive top-five finish.

“When you’re fortunate enough to climb the mountain and be able to stand at the top of the mountain with someone, that’s an incredible achievement, right?” Elliott said. “That’s something that (Gustafson) and I will always cherish and remember that we did that together.

“For me it’s really, really important to climb that mountain with the same people that we did the first time and know that we never quit on each other. That’s just a really important piece of the puzzle for me.”

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Kris Carroll Claims POWRi Stock Non-Wing Micro KKM Challenge Championship Night Victory – St. Louis Racing

– Advertisement – Sweet Springs, MO. (6/28/25) Kris Carroll would double down on weekend wins to clinch the $10K-to-Win Championship Night in the third yearly installment of the Eibach Racing Keith Kunz Motorsports Challenge presented by Start2Finish TV to claim his second straight career victory with the POWRi Stock Non-Wing Micro League at the outstanding […]

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Sweet Springs, MO. (6/28/25) Kris Carroll would double down on weekend wins to clinch the $10K-to-Win Championship Night in the third yearly installment of the Eibach Racing Keith Kunz Motorsports Challenge presented by Start2Finish TV to claim his second straight career victory with the POWRi Stock Non-Wing Micro League at the outstanding hosting Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex.

Going through an impressive field of fifty-seven entries of the POWRi Stock Non-Wing Micro division in the KKM Challenge would find Noah Carpenter set the quick qualifying time with a time of 12.492 seconds. Garrett Benson, Neal Allison, Bryant Wiedeman, Cale Cannon, Quinn Jones, Steven Snyder Jr, and Noah Carpenter would each emerge victorious in heat racing action, with Noah Carpenter, Cullen Hutchison, Cale Cannon, and KJ Snow all earning wins in qualifier competitions, as Cameron Campbell would gain the c-feature victory with Sam Johnson and Brecken Reese taking the b-feature checkers.

Flying onto the smooth Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex surface for Championship Night feature racing in the Eibach Racing Keith Kunz Motorsports Challenge presented by Start2Finish TV, event high point qualifier and night one winner Kris Carroll would battle outside front-row contender Trevor Cline as the green flew, with Kris Carroll holding the front of the field.

Taking the preferred position with intense action, Kole Kirkman would shoot to the front of the field for with outstanding battles behind the leader all over the field as Kirkman would appear to be the fastest on track while leading for twenty-eight laps.

Triumphant after a thrilling battle for the top spot, Kris Carroll would hold the front of the field for the remaining pair laps after starting pole position to claim his second career POWRi Stock Non-Wing Micro victory as Trevor Cline would finish in the closely contended second spot after starting second with tenth starter Justis Sokol finalizing the podium placements.

Driving from a seventh starting spot, Isaiah Garcia would finish in the fourth spot as ninth starting KJ Snow rounded out the top five finishers in the POWRi Outlaw Micro League feature in the Championship Night of the Eibach Racing Keith Kunz Motorsports Challenge presented by Start2Finish TV at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex.

POWRi Stock Non-Wing Micro | Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex | 6/28/25:
Eibach Racing Quick Qualifying Time: 42C-Noah Carpenter(12.492)
Hyper Racing Heat Race One Winner: 75B-Garrett Benson
Rush Race Gear Heat Race Two Winner: 15N-Neal Allison
Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race Three Winner: 12X-Bryant Wiedeman
Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race Four Winner: 1S-Cale Cannon
Driven Midwest Heat Five Winner: 17-Quinn Jones
Start2Finish Heat Six Winner: 95-Steven Snyder Jr
PageKC Heat Race Seven Winner: 42C-Noah Carpenter
Driven Midwest Qualifier One Winner: 42C-Noah Carpenter
Engler Machine and Tool Qualifier Two Winner: 83H-Cullen Hutchison
Eibach Racing Qualifier Three Winner: 1S-Cale Cannon
Max Papis Innovations Qualifier Four Winner: 89-KJ Snow
Hoosier Racing Tire C-Feature Winner: 24-Cameron Campbell
MPI B-Feature One Winner: 72-Sam Johnson
Rush Race Gear B-Feature Two Winner: 20Q-Brecken Reese
Hyper Racing High Event Qualifier: 5-Kris Carroll
Hoosier Racing Tire Hard Charger: 20Q-Brecken Reese(+11)
Eibach Racing Feature Winner: 5-Kris Carroll
Event Information: https://www.myracepass.com/events/551301

Eibach Racing A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 5-Kris Carroll[1]; 2. 21S-Trevor Cline[2]; 3. 25S-Justis Sokol[10]; 4. 21G-Isaiah Garcia[7]; 5. 89-KJ Snow[9]; 6. 95-Steven Snyder Jr[6]; 7. 20Q-Brecken Reese[18]; 8. 48-Chase Cabre[12]; 9. 72-Sam Johnson[17]; 10. 1S-Cale Cannon[8]; 11. 75B-Garrett Benson[21]; 12. 15T-Tylen Trammell[11]; 13. 15-Jase Randolph[24]; 14. 12-Brant Woods[16]; 15. 32K-Brian Lunsford[19]; 16. 18-Aidan Leingang[22]; 17. 41-Colton Hardy[15]; 18. 24S-Colby Sokol[4]; 19. 42C-Noah Carpenter[5]; 20. 12U-Tyler Devenport[20]; 21. 22K-Kole Kirkman[3]; 22. 15N-Neal Allison[14]; 23. 97-Charlie Leffler[23]; 24. 83H-Cullen Hutchison[13].

MPI B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 72-Sam Johnson[2]; 2. 32K-Brian Lunsford[5]; 3. 75B-Garrett Benson[1]; 4. 97-Charlie Leffler[3]; 5. 95B-James Roselli[4]; 6. 88M-Max Crabdree[16]; 7. 75-Blayne Buntin[7]; 8. 17-Quinn Jones[6]; 9. 87-Mack Leopard[9]; 10. 24-Cameron Campbell[15]; 11. 28P-Gunnar Pio[17]; 12. 74X-Caleb Edington[14]; 13. 5P-Luke Porter[18]; 14. 2Z-Zac Zeller[8]; 15. 27-Zachary Taylor[10]; 16. 7H-Austen Raybourn[13]; 17. 1H-Brody Mclaughlin[12]; 18. 00T-TJ Stark[11].

Rush Race Gear B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 20Q-Brecken Reese[7]; 2. 12U-Tyler Devenport[2]; 3. 18-Aidan Leingang[9]; 4. 15-Jase Randolph[3]; 5. 15B-Quinton Benson[6]; 6. 67JR-Waylon Phillips[4]; 7. 14K-Kyle Hooper[11]; 8. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[14]; 9. 22-Jesse Pate[10]; 10. 48S-Trey Schleicher[18]; 11. 97B-Donnie Burrows[17]; 12. 19J-Justin Robison[8]; 13. 73-Wyatt Miller[15]; 14. 7C-Phillip Cordova[16]; 15. 12X-Bryant Wiedeman[5]; 16. 21-Keegan Osantowski[1]; 17. 26-Jayedan Basaiaj[12]; 18. 14H-Heath Walton[13].

Hoosier Racing Tire C Feature1 (10 Laps): 1. 24-Cameron Campbell[1]; 2. 73-Wyatt Miller[9]; 3. 88M-Max Crabdree[6]; 4. 7C-Phillip Cordova[2]; 5. 28P-Gunnar Pio[5]; 6. 97B-Donnie Burrows[11]; 7. 5P-Luke Porter[12]; 8. 48S-Trey Schleicher[8]; 9. 127-Chase Hough[3]; 10. 31Z-Dylan Kadous[13]; 11. 126-Autumn Criste[7]; 12. 25AU-Brady Argles[4]; 13. 81-Frank Flud[10].

Hyper Racing Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75B-Garrett Benson[4]; 2. 83H-Cullen Hutchison[2]; 3. 22-Jesse Pate[1]; 4. 12-Brant Woods[5]; 5. 32K-Brian Lunsford[6]; 6. 14H-Heath Walton[7]; 7. 127-Chase Hough[8]; 8. 73-Wyatt Miller[3].

Rush Race Gear Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15N-Neal Allison[2]; 2. 48-Chase Cabre[3]; 3. 87-Mack Leopard[4]; 4. 14K-Kyle Hooper[1]; 5. 41-Colton Hardy[5]; 6. 15B-Quinton Benson[7]; 7. 28P-Gunnar Pio[6]; 8. 5P-Luke Porter[8].

Hoosier Racing Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 12X-Bryant Wiedeman[2]; 2. 15-Jase Randolph[1]; 3. 89-KJ Snow[4]; 4. 19J-Justin Robison[7]; 5. 20Q-Brecken Reese[3]; 6. 2Z-Zac Zeller[5]; 7. 88M-Max Crabdree[6]; 8. 97B-Donnie Burrows[8].

Engler Machine & Tool Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 1S-Cale Cannon[1]; 2. 97-Charlie Leffler[4]; 3. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[3]; 4. 25S-Justis Sokol[8]; 5. 26-Jayedan Basaiaj[5]; 6. 24-Cameron Campbell[6]; 7. 48S-Trey Schleicher[7]; 8. 81-Frank Flud[2].

Driven Midwest Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Quinn Jones[2]; 2. 15T-Tylen Trammell[4]; 3. 27-Zachary Taylor[1]; 4. 18-Aidan Leingang[3]; 5. 1H-Brody Mclaughlin[5]; 6. 7H-Austen Raybourn[7]; 7. (DNS) 31Z-Dylan Kadous.

Start2Finish Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Steven Snyder Jr[3]; 2. 21G-Isaiah Garcia[4]; 3. 67JR-Waylon Phillips[1]; 4. 75-Blayne Buntin[7]; 5. 95B-James Roselli[5]; 6. 7C-Phillip Cordova[6]; 7. 25AU-Brady Argles[2].

PageKC Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 42C-Noah Carpenter[4]; 2. 21-Keegan Osantowski[1]; 3. 72-Sam Johnson[3]; 4. 00T-TJ Stark[2]; 5. 12U-Tyler Devenport[7]; 6. 74X-Caleb Edington[5]; 7. 126-Autumn Criste[6].

Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 42C-Noah Carpenter[4]; 2. 25S-Justis Sokol[5]; 3. 15N-Neal Allison[2]; 4. 12-Brant Woods[7]; 5. 95B-James Roselli[9]; 6. 97-Charlie Leffler[3]; 7. 19J-Justin Robison[6]; 8. 87-Mack Leopard[1]; 9. 14K-Kyle Hooper[8]; 10. 7H-Austen Raybourn[10].

Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 83H-Cullen Hutchison[1]; 2. 48-Chase Cabre[2]; 3. 15T-Tylen Trammell[3]; 4. 72-Sam Johnson[5]; 5. 67JR-Waylon Phillips[6]; 6. 20Q-Brecken Reese[8]; 7. 75B-Garrett Benson[4]; 8. 18-Aidan Leingang[7]; 9. 1H-Brody Mclaughlin[9]; 10. 14H-Heath Walton[10].

Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 1S-Cale Cannon[2]; 2. 95-Steven Snyder Jr[4]; 3. 41-Colton Hardy[9]; 4. 15-Jase Randolph[1]; 5. 32K-Brian Lunsford[8]; 6. 2Z-Zac Zeller[10]; 7. 12X-Bryant Wiedeman[3]; 8. 27-Zachary Taylor[6]; 9. 00T-TJ Stark[7]; 10. (DNS) 11K-Shawn Mahaffey.

Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 89-KJ Snow[2]; 2. 21G-Isaiah Garcia[4]; 3. 21-Keegan Osantowski[1]; 4. 12U-Tyler Devenport[7]; 5. 15B-Quinton Benson[9]; 6. 75-Blayne Buntin[5]; 7. 17-Quinn Jones[3]; 8. 22-Jesse Pate[6]; 9. 26-Jayedan Basaiaj[8]; 10. 74X-Caleb Edington[10].

Eibach Racing Qualifying 1: 1. 75B-Garrett Benson, 00:12.815[5]; 2. 73-Wyatt Miller, 00:12.867[7]; 3. 83H-Cullen Hutchison, 00:12.893[2]; 4. 22-Jesse Pate, 00:12.941[4]; 5. 12-Brant Woods, 00:13.002[6]; 6. 32K-Brian Lunsford, 00:13.268[1]; 7. 14H-Heath Walton, 00:13.403[8]; 8. 127-Chase Hough, 00:13.601[3].

Eibach Racing Qualifying 2: 1. 87-Mack Leopard, 00:12.625[8]; 2. 48-Chase Cabre, 00:12.756[3]; 3. 15N-Neal Allison, 00:12.827[7]; 4. 14K-Kyle Hooper, 00:12.840[6]; 5. 41-Colton Hardy, 00:12.846[4]; 6. 28P-Gunnar Pio, 00:12.879[5]; 7. 15B-Quinton Benson, 00:12.980[2]; 8. 5P-Luke Porter, 00:13.025[1].

Eibach Racing Qualifying 3: 1. 89-KJ Snow, 00:12.506[7]; 2. 20Q-Brecken Reese, 00:12.520[6]; 3. 12X-Bryant Wiedeman, 00:12.607[8]; 4. 15-Jase Randolph, 00:12.732[2]; 5. 2Z-Zac Zeller, 00:12.854[3]; 6. 88M-Max Crabdree, 00:12.890[5]; 7. 19J-Justin Robison, 00:12.960[1]; 8. 97B-Donnie Burrows, 00:12.974[4].

Eibach Racing Qualifying 4: 1. 97-Charlie Leffler, 00:12.581[2]; 2. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey, 00:12.606[3]; 3. 81-Frank Flud, 00:12.629[7]; 4. 1S-Cale Cannon, 00:12.676[8]; 5. 26-Jayedan Basaiaj, 00:12.731[1]; 6. 24-Cameron Campbell, 00:12.743[5]; 7. 48S-Trey Schleicher, 00:12.869[4]; 8. 25S-Justis Sokol, 00:12.892[6].

Eibach Racing Qualifying 5: 1. 15T-Tylen Trammell, 00:12.694[1]; 2. 18-Aidan Leingang, 00:12.740[6]; 3. 17-Quinn Jones, 00:12.751[4]; 4. 27-Zachary Taylor, 00:12.766[2]; 5. 1H-Brody Mclaughlin, 00:12.840[3]; 6. 31Z-Dylan Kadous, 00:13.010[7]; 7. 7H-Austen Raybourn, 00:13.194[5].

Eibach Racing Qualifying 6: 1. 21G-Isaiah Garcia, 00:12.563[7]; 2. 95-Steven Snyder Jr, 00:12.683[6]; 3. 25AU-Brady Argles, 00:12.690[1]; 4. 67JR-Waylon Phillips, 00:12.699[4]; 5. 95B-James Roselli, 00:12.759[5]; 6. 7C-Phillip Cordova, 00:12.925[3]; 7. 75-Blayne Buntin, 00:12.954[2].

Eibach Racing Qualifying 7: 1. 42C-Noah Carpenter, 00:12.492[4]; 2. 72-Sam Johnson, 00:12.572[6]; 3. 00T-TJ Stark, 00:12.652[5]; 4. 21-Keegan Osantowski, 00:12.876[7]; 5. 74X-Caleb Edington, 00:13.102[1]; 6. 126-Autumn Criste, 00:13.157[2]; 7. 12U-Tyler Devenport, 00:13.197[3].

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Dawsonville native Elliott earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs with his first victory since April 2024 at Texas. HAMPTON, Ga. — Home-state favorite Chase Elliott passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap and won the the crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta on Saturday night for his 20th career victory. Elliott, the popular driver […]

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Dawsonville native Elliott earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs with his first victory since April 2024 at Texas.

HAMPTON, Ga. — Home-state favorite Chase Elliott passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap and won the the crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta on Saturday night for his 20th career victory.

Elliott, the popular driver from Dawsonville, Georgia, earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs with his first victory since April 2024 at Texas. It was his first win in Atlanta since 2022.

“I’ve never in my whole life, this is unbelievable,” Elliott said. “This is something I’ll remember the rest of my life.”

Keselowski was second, followed by Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet teammate, Alex Bowman, and Tyler Reddick. Bowman helped block Keselowski following Elliott’s last-lap pass.

“The 48 and 9 just got together,” Keselowski said, referring to Bowman and Elliott. “… At the end they were able to double-team me.”

Elliott climbed into the stands to celebrate with fans after ending a 44-race winless streak.

“I’m happy for the 9 team,” Bowman said. “It’s a big win for him in his hometown. … I’m glad to have a Hendrick car in victory lane. I wish it was us.”

Among others knocked out of the race: William Byron, Austin Cindric, Ross Chastain, Josh Berry, Corey LaJoie and Daniel Suarez.

Added Denny Hamlin, who suffered damage to his Toyota in the crash: “Some zigged. Some zagged. Most crashed.”

The Atlanta race at EchoPark Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway, was the debut of the 32-driver In-Season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament.

Hamlin, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, finished 31st and lost to Ty Dillon, who finished eighth.

A $1 million prize awaits the winner as part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.

Bracket busters

Cindric was involved in the bigger crash early in Stage 2. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace were among others involved in the crash.

Photo finish

Tyler Reddick beat Elliott to the finish line by .001 seconds to win Stage 2 in a battle between drivers looking for both their first stage win and overall win of the season.

Weather woes

Lightning and rain delayed qualifying Friday and the Xfinity race won by Nick Sanchez late Friday night. More lightning and rain threatened Saturday night’s race. Fans were encouraged to leave the stands about 90 minutes before the race due to severe weather in the area but were allowed to return as pre-race was conducted as planned.